Cultured neuronal networks as environmental biosensors

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 379-385

  O'Shaughnessy, Thomas J ^a   Gray, Samuel A ^a   Pancrazio, Joseph J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Biosensor; Extracellular recording; Microelectrode array; Primary neuronal cultures

Indexed keywords

ARSENITE SODIUM; CHLORPHENAMIDINE; HEAVY METAL; INSECTICIDE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MEVINPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CELL CULTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATALITY; MAMMAL CELL; MICROELECTRODE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; BIOTERRORISM; ELECTRODES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NEURONS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 6944253326     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1026     Document Type: Article

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